This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 631 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 631 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is Erta Ale, the longest continuously erupting volcano (since 1906) and one of only four volcanoes with a lava lake? A) Ethiopia. B) The moon. C) Eritrea. D) Tanzania. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethiopia. 2. What, holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other, traditionally represents "Justice" ? A) Bear. B) Bearded man. C) Blindfolded woman. D) Small girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blindfolded woman. 3. What does sauerkraut traditionally consist of? A) Finely shredded cabbage, fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. B) Rice, cooked flaked fish & hard boiled eggs. C) Chopped pickled vegetables and spice. D) A savoury sauce of melted cheese and other ingredients, served hot on toast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finely shredded cabbage, fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. 4. The course for which of these sports has "bunkers", "fairways" and "greens" ? A) Lawn bowls. B) Motor racing. C) Swimming. D) Golf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golf. 5. Where is the Tassili n'Ajjer National Park? A) Algeria. B) Morocco. C) Libya. D) Tunisia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algeria. 6. Al Pacino turned down the lead in which film, based on G B Shaw's Pygmalion? A) Hi Fidelity. B) Indecent Proposal. C) Sleepless in Seattle. D) Pretty Woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pretty Woman. 7. In the middle ages, what were built in Canterbury, York, Lincoln, Salisbury, Lichfield and Winchester? A) Canals. B) Cathedrals. C) Railway stations. D) Town halls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cathedrals. 8. Who won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen" ? A) Lucy Liu. B) Penelope Cruz. C) Helen Mirren. D) Halle Berry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helen Mirren. 9. What is the name of the song by Kenny Rogers that includes the lines "You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away and know when to run" ? A) I'll Be Seeing You. B) Poker Face. C) You Can Keep Your Bet On. D) The Gambler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Gambler. 10. There are 354 steps from where to where? A) The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, New York, USA, to the crown. B) Ground level to the top of the Empire State Building, New York, USA. C) The floor of St Paul's Cathedral, London, UK, to the Whispering Gallery inside the dome. D) To the top of the Leaning Tower, Pisa, Italy from ground level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, New York, USA, to the crown. 11. Suede is variety of what? A) Leather. B) Flax. C) Linen. D) Hessian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leather. 12. Who co-starred with Kevin Costner in "Bodyguard" and released a song from the movie, "I Will Always Love You", which became a hit? A) Oprah Winfrey. B) Bette Midler. C) Whitney Houston. D) Barbra Streisand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whitney Houston. 13. The noted 15th and 16th century maritime explorers Ferdinand Magellan, Pedro Γlvares Cabral, Vasco da Gama and Bartolomeu Dias (or Bartholomew Diaz) are all of what nationality? A) Spanish. B) Portuguese. C) British. D) Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Portuguese. 14. The soldiers in New Zealand's Pioneer Battalion in World War I were all ..... ? A) Disabled. B) Over 50. C) Women. D) Maori. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maori. 15. Beth Heiden, Christa Rothenburger and Sheila Young have all been world champions at speed skating and which other sport? A) Cycling. B) Shooting. C) Gymnastics. D) Netball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cycling. 16. The Lorentz transformation of a scalar field takes into account the effects of what? A) Gaussian functions. B) The behaviour of pions. C) The uncertainty principle. D) Special relativity, such as time dilation and length contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Special relativity, such as time dilation and length contraction. 17. In Greece, what is a dish that is mainly cucumber mixed with garlic and yoghurt called? A) Tzatziki. B) Moussaka. C) Yuvarlakia. D) Keftethes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tzatziki. 18. Where would the phenomenon reported by locals as Naga Fireballs be found? A) Honshu. B) Kyushu. C) Mekong River. D) Nagaland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mekong River. 19. In 1957 the US army donated 15 what to zoos, and sold the remainder of its stock to the public? A) Dolphins. B) Homing pigeons. C) Bailey bridges. D) Water purifiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homing pigeons. 20. Where did the 1819 event known as Peterloo take place? A) Brussels, Belgium. B) Manchester, England, UK. C) St Petersburg, Russia. D) Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manchester, England, UK. β PreviousNext βRelated QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge Quiz 1General Knowledge Quiz 2General Knowledge Quiz 3General Knowledge Quiz 4General Knowledge Quiz 5General Knowledge Quiz 6General Knowledge Quiz 7General Knowledge Quiz 8General Knowledge Quiz 9 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books